The new Prius is hella cool. Would probably buy one if my ten year old Honda ever had a problem lol

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Tron (1984)

ngl this looks p dope

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ok…i see the vision…i can do this to my corolla and it won’t be cringe…

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would look better with spats on the rear wheels

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I have to disagree. Spats would give it a retro-vibe but I love the Tron vibe.

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that lightcycle rear wheel is literally half-covered

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Spats would make the Prius look like a old-school Citroën.

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For the record I’m not against spats. I think they look cool on a Citroën. But the Honda Insight looks like a Jetison’s car.

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What do these do? Make it harder to steal the tires?

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they look like that. That’s about it. Maybe slight aerodynamic improvement

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I googled.

Fender skirts

Functions

Fender skirts are implemented for both aesthetic and aerodynamic reasons. Rather than air flowing into and being trapped in the rear wheel well, it flows smoothly over the bodywork. They are generally detachable to allow for tire changes and installation of snow chains.

Automakers have also experimented with integral front wheel fender skirts, as on the 1949–1954 Nash “Airflyte” models and the compact 1950–1954 Nash Rambler, but with success limited by the fact that the front wheels must pivot for steering, extending out from the side of the vehicle slightly. The 1955 Ford Thunderbird introduced rear “fender shields” as a type of fender skirts with an edge molding and a gravel shield. In General Motors parts accessories books, fender skirts are known as fender shields.

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that’s a different thing, that’s when you cover the wheels, not when the wheels themselves have aero covers. Though I expect these are more for looks than anything

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